MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Janis, how you come out of your exam today clean as a whistle!! And no pesky little polyps either!! I know you will be hungry when you are done. The question is breakfast or lunch?

Esther, I had a modified mast on one side and a simple mast on the other. Why did they have to cut your pecs? I feel for you, sweetie. It's so hard when our bodies fail us!! Good thing you don't HAVE to lift yourself off the bathroom counter each day.....

Congrats mum! One down....

walley - My MO appt is at 8:30 in the morning - what time is yours?  There is also someone else having the same appt day.  Sounds like there will be multiple pocket parties that day.  Yes, Merry Christmas to us!!

Claire - The food looks yummy!  I can see the burger on the lunch menu for me today. 

JustmeJanis, I hope you get through your 'scope today with clean results. I had colon cancer a decade ago and, after that, had to have a colonoscopy EVERY YEAR for the first five years. I got so I would gag just thinking about that awful salty "Gatorade cocktail." I could not get it down. Finally, the doctor agreed to let me "clean myself out" with pills that I had to take every 30 minutes. They were large, so I had to cut them in half. Results: I had to take something like 54 pills in an hour. But, believe me, it was better than drinking that awful liquid. 

Good luck, and let us know how things turned out. 

eli,

you crack me up! thanks for the giggle!

I made it through the colonoscopy just fine, not even a polyp!  We don't have overhead lighting in our bedroom, and just have a dull small lamp.  Dressing in the dark didn't work so well.  I just started to set foot in the hospital doors when I noticed I had two different shoes on!  Two very different tennis shoes, not even close!  Yikes!  Good thing my DH remembered I always keep a spare pair of old tennie shoes in the car trunk.  We had planned to go to the store afterward and breakfast....wanted to match!

Anyway everything was good, thanks all for being there as always!

Yay Janis!

WOO HOO!  Janis - glad you made it through okay.

Had the appointment with the cardiologist this morning. She seems very knowledgable. Said they see this a lot with herceptin or AC, but it is usually with people with high blood pressure or other cardiac problems before chemo, neither of which are me. Said they like seeing someone with high blood pressure because it's something they can go after. Also said 80% of the time heart goes back to per chemo condition. I am going to skip the next herceptin and try taking a low dose beta blocker o help take pressure off the heart, then get another echo 5 weeks from now and take herceptin again if my heart is okay. I feel comfortable and confident with it, but right now am dog tired, not sure if that is from the beta blocker or not. Hitting yhe sack.

I'm way behind on posts. Just skimmed through. I can't really remember who's doing what or got what news, but I wish everyone well. Will be at all the pocket parties. I'll bring frosted italian cookies. I just made 12 dozen cookied. I frosted a few. The rest are for an engagement party Saturday and well wrapped and frozen for Christmas gift giving.

Kay, I did read the posts about your heart. It l looks like you have a good cardiologist. I'm praying for good echo results for you next time. Hang in there, surgery sister.

Janis: Awesome about your scope, big sigh of relief.

Eli: you crack me up. Hope your appt was delightful

Kay: I'm glad they are optimistic and that they have stayed on top of this for you. Hope your BP gets under control for you with little hitch. BC is enough without the added cardio concerns.

WaveWhisperer: On one hand it is nice not to be alone in my chemopause sufferage but on the other, I wish no one else had this. I am supposed to get the script for Ambien tomorrow and will use it if I need it for sure.

Thank you ladies for the great advice, with a box fan blowing on the bed and a clip on fan I remembered I had from the hospital clipped above my little bald head on the headboard, shorts and a tank, and a towel under me, I finally slept last night. It was great. Of course, my poor husband had to sleep in sweatpants and a long sleeve shirt, but he says he doesn't mind if it helps. He's a good guy. I was shocked at the difference the towel made. I began to feel hot when I slipped off a smaller one I started with onto the cotton pillowcase, put the towel back and felt cooler. Who would have thought of such a fix. Anyway...thank you. 

Very good news, Janis!

Kay ~ Glad you feel comfortable with your Cardiologist. Best wishes.

mumayan ~ As for your BS discharging you, I say, "Another one bites the dust!" Last month I canceled a RO appt that would have been for tomorrow. It would be a three year check & I didn't feel I needed it. What's he gonna do? The same thing my MO already does, and did, last month. They said it was fine as long as I was being followed up with with my MO.   

E ~~ About dumpster diving leading to hoarding, of course, all that stuff has been long gone, BUT, I have turned into a hoarder, I think. (is that a run-on sentence?!?) Anyway, in January I am majorly cleaning my trash!! I have large storage cupboards in my basement that came from a school & they are full of .......... ??????? .......... and there are totes of stuff (of what, I do not know!) that need to be gone through as well.

Maybe somebody will go through MY trash after I discard a bunch of it ! 

jo1955

My appointment with the MO is at 9:30.Maybe do a little xmas shopping after.:)

Janis

Good news ....I know you are glad that scope is over with.:)

***Barb****